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(88) Date of publication A3: 02.10.2008 (43) Date of publication: 22.04.2009 Bulletin 2009/17 (21) Application number: 07761784.3 (22) Date of filing: 03.05.2007

(51) International Patent Classification (IPC):  G06F 9/44(2006.01) (86) International application number: PCT/US2007/068092 (87) International publication number: WO 2007/131079 (15.11.2007 Gazette 2007/46)

(84) Designated Contracting States: AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC MT NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR Designated Extension States: AL BA HR MK RS (30) Priority: 05.05.2006 US 429093 (71) Applicant: Honeywell International Inc. Morristown NJ 07960 (US)

(72) Inventors: BALE, Sunil S. Bangalore KA 560078 (IN) SHURMA, Ashish New Delhi 110049 (IN) SWANSON, Norman R. Douglasville, Pennsylvania 19518 (US) MCLAUGHLIN, Paul F. Ambler, Pennsylvania 19002 (US) DOYLE, Jay M. c/o Honeywell International Inc. Patent Services 2645 AN Delfgauw (NL) (74) Representative: Haley, Stephen et al Gill Jennings & Every LLP Broadgate House 7 Eldon Street London EC2M 7LH London EC2M 7LH (GB)